What is
WBJEE ?

WBJEE(West Bengal Joint Entrance Examination) is a state-government controlled centralized test for admission to many private and governmental medical and engineering institutions in West Bengal.

For the academic session of 2017–18, the Board will conduct the Common Entrance Examination for...

WBJEE(West Bengal Joint Entrance Examination) is a state-government controlled centralized test for admission to many private and governmental medical and engineering institutions in West Bengal.

For the academic session of 2017–18, the Board will conduct the Common Entrance Examination for admission to Undergraduate Courses in Engineering & Technology, Pharmacy and Architecture Courses in Universities, Government Colleges and Self Financed Institutes in the State.

WBJEE is a State-Government controlled Centralized Examination which is conducted by the West Bengal Joint Entrance Examinations Board for admission to private and Government (Medical an Engineering) institutes in West Bengal. The test is taken after 12th Grade admission to graduate courses. The examination would be taken by those who study in the Pure Science Stream in Plus two level with subjects such as Physics, Chemistry, Mathematics and Biology.

About 3 Lakh people undertake the examination every day and the count is increasing. Students belonging to West Bengal Council of Higher Secondary Education and Central Indian School Certificate Board took the test, though it would mostly be dominated by the first mentioned. It is a prestigious examination and there are few of the students of the science stream who would not take WBJEE Examination in West Bengal.

A lot of colleges would be having an intake of students based on WBJEE Ranks.

The Central Selection Council would be conducting a counseling session for students so that colleges get allotted:

Jadavpur University

University Science of Technology, Burdwan

West Bengal University of Health Sciences

West Bengal University of Technology

University of Calcutta

Uttar Banga Krishi Mahavidyalaya

West Bengal University of Animal and Fishery Sciences

Candidates should be familiar with the WBJEE Exam Pattern. There would be details about the mode of examination, duration, question count, total marks awarded and more in the WBJEE Exam Pattern. There would be three sections – Physics, Chemistry and Mathematics that would be involved in the examination. Those would be further divided into 3 categories.

The WBJEE Admit Card would be available from April 12, 2018. The WBJEE Result would be announced on May 23, 2018. The candidates would be required to have a detailed look at the WBJEE Exam Pattern at the time of preparation in order to get an idea of how the exam would be designed. Additionally, the candidates should also go through the WBJEE Exam Syllabus in order to know the list of exhaustive topics that would be tested on the examination. The 3 categories also have been divided into as per the marking scheme.

WBJEEB Conducts the WBJEE Counseling in an online mode. This process is usually conducted in the month of June. Candidates should make themselves familiar with WBJEE Counseling, Seat Allotment, Schedule, Seat Matrix to understand the counseling in a better way.

Once the candidates register for the WBJEE Counseling, the candidates are expected to pay a fee of an INR 500. The counseling fee can be paid by Debit Card/credit card or e-challan of Allahabad Bank. It becomes mandatory for each and every candidate to register online and pay the counseling fee in order to fill their choices.

WBJEE Seat Allotment by the candidates would be processed centrally and seats shall be provisionally allotted in the order of merit as per GMR or the basis of locked choices.

The candidates who have been allotted a seat would be required to pay the Seat Acceptance Fee using e-challan of Allahabad Bank /Credit Card/Debit Card as required and then go on to download Provisional Allotment Letter.

The documents that required to be appended to the WBJEE Application are as follows:

Passport Size Photo

Left-hand thumb impression

Domicile and Category Certificate

Income Certificate

PWD Certificate

The WBJEE Application Fees are INR 500 + Application charges. Candidates can make the payment through offline and online modes.

The WBJEE Tuition Waiver Scheme was implemented by the Government of West Bengal for meritorious and economically backward students who are domiciled in West Bengal for the purpose of admission into universities/university department/government colleges and self-financing institutes.

The eligibility for this scheme is as follows:

The total annual Family income of the student must be less than 2.5 Lakhs and the income would be required to be uploaded at the time of online application.

The student should be domiciled in West Bengal and a certificate to that extent should be appended to the WBJEE Application Form.

The candidate would also be required to submit a photocopy of the original Domicile Certificate.

A photocopy of the income certificate would also be required to be submitted by the candidate.

The selection of the students for the TFW scheme would be on the basis of their merit and the presence of eligible students.

For all Government/Private self-financing institutions a maximum of 5% of intake per course would be available on a supernumerary basis. If students are unavailable or any vacancy is created in the event the student does not report, the seats would not be allotted to students of any other category.

WBJEE 2018 Important Dates

WBJEEB would be conducting the WBJEE Examination on April 22 in an offline mode. Apart from the examination date, the exam conducting authority has also announced important dates associated with Application Form and Admit Card. As per WBJEEB Officials, WBJEE Application form is available from now on, while the last date for application submission is January 19, 2018.

All the aspiring candidates for the State Level Examination should keep a track of the necessary WBJEE Dates so that they do not lose track of anything else. The important dates of WBJEE are events associated with the State Level Examination like application form availability, application deadline, admit card availability, result, exam dates and seat allotment. About 1.23 Lakh candidates sit every year for WBJEE Examination every year for admission to undergraduate engineering programmes across all participating institutions.

WBJEE Examination would be held on April 22, 2018, while the registrations for the state level engineering test would begin from December 19 and would close on January 19, 2018.

WBJEE Latest News & Updates

23-May-2018
WBJEE 2018 Result has been declared by West Bengal Joint Entrance Examination Board (WBJEEB). The candidates who appeared for West Bengal Joint Entrance Examination (WBJEE) can download WBJEE Rank Card from the official website of ... Read more

11-Apr-2018
The West Bengal Joint Entrance Examination Board (WBJEEB) has released the admit card for WBJEE 2018 (West Bengal Joint Entrance Examination). The candidates appearing for WBJEE 2018 can download their Admit Card from the official ... Read more

21-Mar-2018
West Bengal Joint Entrance Exam (WBJEE) is a Centralized Entrance Examination Conducted by West Bengal Joint Entrance Examinations Board (WBJEEB) for admission in various Private and Government Medical and ... Read more

28-Dec-2017
WBJEE Registration has already started. The Registration procedure started on December 19, 2017. The WBJEE Examination would be conducted on April 22, 2018. Here are few WBJEE Preparation strategies that are listed as ... Read more

20-Dec-2017
WBJEE Registration commenced on December 19, 2017, at the WBJEE Official website. All those who are interested in the examination would be required to apply on the WBJEE Official Website. The exam is conducted for determining ... Read more

WBJEE 2018 Eligibility

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The required qualifications in order to be able to write the WBJEE Examination is being listed as below. Categories such as Age, Nationality, Qualification and Domicile are some of the few that the candidates would be required to fulfill. If the candidates do not fulfill the WBJEE Eligibility criteria before applying for the WBJEE Application, they would not be allowed to write the examination.

The candidate must be 17 years of age as on 31 December 2017.

There is no upper age limit.

The candidate needs to be an Indian National.

The candidate must have passed 10+2 exam of WBCouncil of Higher Secondary Education or equivalent exam.

Individual pass marks with a total of 60% in Physics, Maths, and Chemistry taken together.

Important details of WBJEE

WBJEE 2018 Application Procedure

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The WBJEE Application Procedure would be beginning from December 19, 2017. WBJEEB has already released the application form. The candidates would be required to register by providing their personal details. The candidates would have to pay a fee of INR 500 and the candidates would have to enter the required details in a correct manner.

The candidates should ensure that they follow the eligibility criteria as mentioned and then apply for the WBJEE Examination. In the course of submitting the WBJEE Application Form, the candidates would have to mention the choice of their examination center. The important dates associated with WBJEE Application Form are mentioned as follows:

WBJEE 2018 Admit Card

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WBJEE Admit Card will be available for download from April 11, 2018.

Candidates can log in on the specified date and download their Admit Card for WBJEE 2017. An Examination Roll Number will also be generated for each candidate.The admit card should not be mutilated/soiled/distorted.Failure to produce a clear hard copy of the admit card at the test center will lead to a withdrawal of candidature.Candidates are expected to retain the same admit card till the end of the counseling procedure.A duplicate admit card will not be generated after the exam.

The instructions to download the WBJEE Admit Card are as follows:

The candidates would be required to visit the official website.

The candidates would be required to search for the link on the official website to enter details such as application number, date of birth and security pin.

The candidate becomes eligible to download the admit card before providing the relevant details.

All candidates would be necessarily required to carry their ID Proofs in order to get selected.

Positivity: Always try to be positive towards every work that you do and be focused towards all your activities along with studies. Being optimistic works very well many a times in such situations.

Mock Tests: Prepare the best way by appearing as many mock tests you can, and analyze the results regularly. Try solving the portion which you find difficult in the mock tests and create a strong base.

Smart way to Prepare: Make separate sheets for formulas and theorem that can help you a lot while solving numerical in Physics and Mathematics.

Believe in yourself: Self-belief is most important as it generates a lot of positivity and gives boost to your confidence.

Revise: Make sure you revise every topic thoroughly and prepare well every topic by revising time and again. Also prepare separate revision plan for last minute preparation.

WBJEE 2018 Exam Pattern

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The WBJEE Exam Pattern has been defined by the West Bengal Joint Entrance Examination Board. WBJEE Exam Pattern provides complete details about the overall structure of the WBJEE Examination. With the help of WBJEE Exam Pattern, candidates would be knowing about the examination mode, total count of papers, duration, questions and marks distribution and other associated details.

WBJEE Exam would be held across 25 districts of states such as West Bengal, Assam and Tripura on April 22, 2018. Candidates seeking to know the exam pattern can refer to the details mentioned below and accordingly structure their preparation.

Candidates will have to appear for a written examination in the subjects of Physics, Chemistry, and Mathematics.

WBJEE 2018 Syllabus

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The WBJEE Syllabus would be drafted and prepared for the benefit of the candidates. WBJEE Syllabus consists of topics and chapters from where questions of the entrance examination would be presented. By following the WBJEE Syllabus, the candidates would have an idea of the important topics that would have to be studied by the candidate. WBJEE covers a lot of important topics like Physics, Chemistry and Mathematics.

WBJEE 2018 Study Material

The West Bengal Joint Entrance Examination Board, Kolkata is the conducting authority of West Bengal Joint Entrance Examination. Candidates would be required to appear in 3 papers in the form of a written test, to be conducted physically at various examination centers i.e. in the manner of an offline examination.

A list of reference books are mentioned as below which can be referred to by the candidates:

WBJEE Cut-Offs

Once the WBJEE Result is declared, the WBJEE Cutoff details would be announced with immediate effect.

Cut off means the minimum rank required to be eligible to gain admission to the numerous colleges under WBJEE.

A break-up of the marks and the equivalent ranks has been illustrated:

Marks

Corresponding rank

More than 172

Top 100

160-172

101-500

145-160

501-1100

130-144

1101-1800

115-129

1801-2500

100-114

2501-3200

80-89

3201-6000

70-79

6001-12000

60-69

12001-20000

50-59

20001-30000

40-49

30001-40000

37-39

40001-50000

WBJEE 2018 Counseling Details

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WBJEE Counselling will comprise of three rounds.

A fourth-round will be held if vacancies exist (for informed choice only) and students can register afresh as per guidelines.A separate notification for counseling was issued on the official website.Only the candidates who had made it to the merit list were able to participate in the e-counseling

Course and college wise details will be uploaded on the website before each round of counseling. Candidates will have to report to a counseling center at a specific date the details of which would be available on the rank card issues to the selected candidates.

The general merit rank will be used for allocating the seats.The merit list for the different categories will be announced separately.

In case of a tie,

Less negative marks in PCM taken together

More positive marks in Mathematics and Physics taken together

More positive marks in Mathematics and Chemistry taken together

Less negative marks in Mathematics and Physics taken together

Less negative marks in Mathematics and Chemistry taken together

More positive marks in Mathematics for only the 2 marks questions

More positive marks in Physics for only the 2 marks questions

More positive marks in Chemistry for only the 2 marks questions

Less negative marks in Mathematics for only the 2 marks questions

Less negative marks in Physics for only the 2 marks questions.

If a tie still persists, the date of birth of the applicants will be considered.Candidate elder in age will be given the advantage.

Intake

Various colleges would be taking students on board on the basis of WBJEE Ranks. The Central Selection Council would be conducting a counseling session for students where colleges would be allotted to them.

Reservation

Seats have been reserved for ST/SC/OBC/PwD candidates.Depending on the category of the participating institution, the percentage of reservation varies.

In State/Government Universities, the reservation criteria is according to the rules of the state government. In Private colleges, reservation is according to the rules of the University.

Some institutions have been granted the minority status.50%of the seats of these institutes have been reserved for the minority candidates.However, admission to these is only through a separate entrance exam conducted by a common minority association.The remaining 50%seats of these colleges are up for grabs through WBJEE only.

A few seats have also been reserved for wards of defense personnel.

10% Seats of self-financed institutions are reserved for the candidates who have achieved a merit in the JEE mains examination.

There is a 10% reservation for management quota in the self-financed institutions.

Test Centres

The candidates would have to verify if the correct test center is mentioned in their WBJEE Admit Card apart from the following details mentioned as below:

Photograph of the candidate

Name of the candidate

Candidate's signature

Application Number

Roll Number

Exam Date

Exam Venue

General instructions for all candidates

The WBJEE exam takes place across the following places mentioned as below:

Alipurduar

Coochbehar

Bandel

Taratalah

Purbo

North Barrackpore

Bankura

Darjeeling

Srirampur

Ballygunje

Tamluk

Dum Dum

Bishnupur

Siliguri

Arambagh

Khidirpur

Haldia Contai Murshidabad

Barasat

Birbhum

Kurseong

Howrah

Shyambazar Park Circus

Berhampur

Habra

Suri

Dinajpur Dakshin

Uluberia

Esplanade

Jiaganj

Basirhat

Bolpur

Balurghat

Bally

Tollygunje

Raghunathganj

South Budge

Burdwan

Dinajpur

Shibpur

Behala

Nadia

Diamond Harbour

Bardhaman

Uttar Raiganj

Central Domjur

Malda

Krishnanagar

Jainagar

Durgapur

Hooghly

Jalpaiguri Kolkata College Street

Medinipur

Kalyani Purulia

Sonarpur

Asansol

Chinsurah

Sealdah

Paschim Kharagpur

Garia

The other States Tripura, Agartala, Assam, Silchar

Gari

Applicants

A total of 1,00,433 candidates had appeared for the exam for 32,000 seat all over West Bengal.

Score Evaluation

Two separate merit lists shall be issued.

One will be in the form of a GMR applicable for admission to all Degree Level Engineering / Technology / Architecture Courses available in all enlisted Engineering / Technology Colleges and Universities.This list will be prepared on the basis of the marks obtained by the candidate in the WBJEE examination.A separate category merit rank will also be issued for the candidates belonging to different categories.

The other merit list will be in the form of PMR applicable for admission to all Degree Level Pharmacy Courses available in all enlisted Pharmacy Colleges and Universities except the degree level pharmacy course available at the Jadavpur University. The list will be prepared in descending order according to the marks scored in the entrance exam.

Exam Toppers

Debaditya Pramanik of Birla High school from Calcutta secured the first rank in this exam. Out of the total number of candidates who have aced this exam,47% belong to CBSE board. He is not a stranger to success.He has also topped the CBSE exam in the Eastern region and bagged the 38th AIR rank in the prestigious JEE advanced exam.This makes it clear that his concepts were crystal clear.He advises students to believe in quality studies.He studied for 3.5 hours daily when school was in session.His schedule does not set unrealistic expectations and can be followed by everyone.He got in touch with the syllabus after class 10th as he was very clear in his mind as to what he wanted to pursue.

Having a clear approach and dedication is what is needed to sail through this exam.

Courses Under
WBJEE 2018

There are a total of 44 courses that one can go to after clearing the WBJEE. Some courses also have specific detailed eligibility criteria.

These include numerous branches of engineering, architecture, pharmacy and biotechnology courses.

FAQs

Here is a list of Frequently Asked Questions that comes into a students mind and the responses addressing the same.

What is the upper age limit for WBJEE?

Ans. There is no set upper age limit for appearing in WBJEE. The candidate must be aged 17 as on 31 December 2018.

2. What is the date of issue of WBJEE Domicile Certificate?

Ans. The Domicile Certificate specifies that the candidate has been residing in West Bengal continuously for a period of 10 years as on 31 December 2017.The Date of certificate issue must be later than or after 31 December 2017.

3. When must the income certificate be issued?

Ans. The income certificate has certified family income for the financial year 2017-18. The certificate must be issued later than or after March 31, 2018.

4. In case of a PwD category, what percentage of disability would be considered?

Ans. PwD percentage with 40-70% would be...

Here is a list of Frequently Asked Questions that comes into a students mind and the responses addressing the same.

What is the upper age limit for WBJEE?

Ans. There is no set upper age limit for appearing in WBJEE. The candidate must be aged 17 as on 31 December 2018.

2. What is the date of issue of WBJEE Domicile Certificate?

Ans. The Domicile Certificate specifies that the candidate has been residing in West Bengal continuously for a period of 10 years as on 31 December 2017.The Date of certificate issue must be later than or after 31 December 2017.

3. When must the income certificate be issued?

Ans. The income certificate has certified family income for the financial year 2017-18. The certificate must be issued later than or after March 31, 2018.

4. In case of a PwD category, what percentage of disability would be considered?

Ans. PwD percentage with 40-70% would be considered.

5. If I do not re-upload correct photo/sign what would happen?

Ans. If a candidate does not re-upload correct photo or signature, the WBJEE Admit card shall not be issued.

6.Is there any date limit for taking the photograph?

Ans. There is no such date limit for taking photograph. It must be a recent one that matches your features.

7. Is the Application Fee Refundable if a candidate does not take the test?

Ans. No, the Application Fee shall not be refunded under any circumstance.

8. What is a WBJEE Correction facility?

Ans. Candidates can make the required changes in their uploaded application forms.